King County Metro Transit will be introducing RapidRide service between Shoreline and Downtown Seattle in 2013, and is looking for input to finalize the routing. According to Metro, the RapidRide E Line will provide “frequent, fast, and reliable service” connecting Shoreline and North Seattle neighborhoods to downtown. It will have 10 to 15-minute frequency most of the day, seven days a week. Metro is considering two routing options for the Green Lake area, and is hosting an open house meeting to provide information, answer questions, and get feedback on those options and the overall route design and stop locations. The meeting will be…
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Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews are replacing concrete panels on Wallingford Ave N, in north Green Lake. Work began today (Tuesday, August 23, 2011) and will be completed in two stages. The final stage has an expected completion date of Friday, September 2. Work is currently being done on the block of Wallingford Ave N between N 82nd St and N 85th St. The street is closed, and Seattle Police officers are directing traffic around the closed street. Work is expected to continue on this block through Friday, August 26. Metro Route 48 will be rerouted in both directions until midnight on Saturday, August 27. Reroute details can be…
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Earlier today (Tuesday, August 16, 2011), we received an update from the Seattle Department of Transportation on Green Lake’s participation in the Walk Bike Ride (WBR) Challenge Neighborhood competition. The WBR Challenge is an effort to encourage people to walk, bike or ride public transit more often to get active and connect with the community. The Seattle neighborhood(s) with the most car trips saved or car miles switched to walking, biking and riding will win the neighborhood competition. Over 1,200 participants across the city have switched to other ways to travel and have so far saved over 150,000 miles of driving, representing about 75…
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King County Executive Dow Constantine announced this morning (Friday, August 12, 2011) that a bipartisan supermajority of seven King County Council members have agreed to support a $20 congestion reduction charge to help fund Metro Transit for two years. Instituting the $20 car-tab fee, in combination with additional actions, would prevent 600,000 hours of transit service from being cut from Metro. The cuts would have impacted several Green Lake bus routes. “The people of King County voted with their feet, and they overwhelmingly turned out to tell us to save Metro Transit and keep bus service on the street. They have been…
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Updated Thursday, 11:10 a.m. with bus reroute information. Paving crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation will pave two blocks of Woodlawn Ave NE, between 4th Ave NE and NE Ravenna Blvd, tomorrow (Thursday, August 4, 2011) from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Crews grinded off the old pavement last week. One lane will remain open, shared by both directions of traffic with the assistance of traffic flaggers. The sidewalks will remain open for pedestrians. From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Metro Route 26 will be rerouted off of Woodlawn Ave NE in this two block stretch. During this time, Route 26 heading toward downtown Seattle…
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photo credit: Atomic Taco In order to fund current levels of bus service in 2012 and 2013, Metro Transit says that it needs additional revenue. Without extra funds, a total of 600,000 hours of transit service would be eliminated over the next two years. This is about 17 percent of Metro’s entire system, but it would affect up to 80 percent of bus riders. “That means as many as four out of ﬁve people will have to walk further, wait longer, make an extra transfer, stand in the aisle, or stand on the curb and see fully loaded buses pass them by,” reads an information bulletin from Metro [pdf]. “And it will force tens…
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Today (Wednesday, March 23, 2011) Mayor Mike McGinn announced a new tool to gather input on public safety from Seattle residents. According to a news release sent from the Office of the Mayor, the online survey, drafted by a team of graduate students at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, will help determine residents’ primary public safety concerns in their own neighborhoods and on public transportation. Previous public safety surveys conducted by the City focused on citywide perceptions. “With this survey,” the news release reads, “the City hopes to have a snapshot of perceptions of…
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photo credit: Oran Viriyincy On Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, King County Metro Transit is changing two dozen bus routes. Downtown routing and bus stops will be updated in order to keep people moving during long-term construction along the Seattle waterfront and in the SODO area. “Bus riders across Metro’s service area should check winter schedules for the routes they use most often to see what’s new,” a news release from Metro advises …
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Update, 8:45 a.m. Tuesday: Local weather expert Cliff Mass says that the “bottom line” is that “if you are in Seattle and you get home by 4 PM [Tuesday] you will have no problem. By 5-6 light snow should hit. Over by midnight, probably sooner. [Wednesday's] commute will be fine.” Original post, Mond …
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Snow showers are in the forecast for tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010) and tomorrow morning. King County Metro Transit is urging bus riders to prepare by signing up for Transit Alerts and by checking the snow routing for the buses they will ride tomorrow. Updates to online information will begin at 4 a …
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